David Millar - Böcker

What is it really like to be a racer?What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? What sacrifices must a cyclist make to reach the highest levels? What is it like on the bus? In the hotels? What camaraderie is built in the confines of a team? What rivalries? How does it feel to be constantly on the road, away from loved ones, tasting one more calorie-counted hotel breakfast? David Millar offers us a unique insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Over the course of a season on the World Tour, Millar puts us in touch with the sights, smells and sounds of the sport. This is a book about youth and age, fresh-faced excitement and hard-earned experience. It is a love letter to cycling.'Cycling has always been about a great deal more than its winners, and The Racer is quite a ride' Spectator

The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its very beginnings to the present day. This alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Fields represented include physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology, with special attention paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the way to scientific careers for others. As well as Nobel Prizewinners, this second edition includes winners of the Fields Medal, the mathematician's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Illustrated with around 150 portraits, diagrams, maps and tables, and with special panel features, this book is a clear and accessible guide to the world's prominent scientific personalities.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its very beginnings to the present day. This alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Fields represented include physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology, with special attention paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the way to scientific careers for others. As well as Nobel Prizewinners, this second edition includes winners of the Fields Medal, the mathematician's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Illustrated with around 150 portraits, diagrams, maps and tables, and with special panel features, this book is a clear and accessible guide to the world's prominent scientific personalities.

Don’t miss out on the second installment in the brand-new brain game series following Mensa’s Brilliant Brain Workouts. Here you’ll find even more puzzles, riddles, and logic games to fine-tune your skills, while simultaneously helping your mental health by improving concentration, creativity, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving skills—because taking care of your brain is just as important as the rest of your body! Mensa’s Super-Strength Mind Games is great for kids and adults alike. Try a puzzle before bed to cool down and stretch your mind muscles, or with your morning coffee to wake up your brain with an early-morning workout. The challenges within are sure to keep you as sharp and flexible as possible! Puzzles include: •Word searches•Blank-filling puzzles•Mazes•Sudoku•Riddles/short text games•Tetra drop•Story logic•And more!

4 Books-In-1! The biggest compilation book of puzzles ever released by Mensa®—the smartest brand in the world! 400 brain-teasers and logic games to keep your mind sharp!Esteemed puzzle master David Millar and American Mensa® have compiled hundreds of logic and problem-solving puzzles in the form of both word and number challenges that will keep you entertained for hours.The range of puzzle types include:MazesSudokuStory logicBlank-filling puzzlesRiddlesAnd more!The hours of brain-training fun will help you improve your memory and exercise those mind-muscles. This book can be used and appreciated by anyone who wants to keep their mind sharp and in tip-top shape—something absolutely everyone will benefit from.